Spokane-based fintech company Haploos Inc. has received clearances from three federal government departments that company CEO Josh Arritola hopes will open up new markets for its virtual credit card. This spring, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Fifty years ago, the U.S. economy was facing a combination of high inflation and unemployment, which brought about the creation of the misery index. Used to help measure general economic distress felt by the average citizen, the misery index originally

This year, Stephen Lalonde, a retired high school teacher, published his fifth book, 'Anissi,” the final in a trilogy for which he says had a waiting list of people ready to purchase it. He is 72 years old.

The Favored Few Support Crew Fund has been established recently at Innovia Foundation to support military service members and their families at Fairchild Air Force Base, an effort for which businesses and individuals have been quick to show

Believe in Me, formerly the Morning Star Foundation, has increased its fundraising efforts and its distribution of funds to Inland Northwest children's charities since changing its name in November, says the foundation's CEO Julie Wukelic.

Foreclosure activity in Spokane County this year is holding at the same pace as last year's default volume. That bucks the national trend in which foreclosures are on the rise. Market observers say the Inland Northwest's robust real estate market

Spokane-Valley based Numerica Credit Union plans to build a new branch at 6281 N. Maple Street, south of W. Francis, near the Five Mile Shopping Center, says, Licia LeGrant, an architect with Bernardo|Wills Architects PC, of Spokane, which is designing

Potential investors live in rural areas, but identifying, reaching, and educating them is a challenge, experts here say. It's a challenge that Washington State University and sp3nw are taking on through a new initiative.